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<p>Since the introduction of austerity measures in financial year 2009/10, the Home
Office Group has significantly reduced spend on first class rail by 99 per cent in
real terms to financial year 16/17. In FY09/10, the Home Office’s First Class Rail
travel was £1.9m, in FY16/17 this expenditure was £19k.</p><p>Spend on business class
flights made by the Home Office Group has decreased from £650k in financial year 2010/11
to £240k in the latest full financial year (2016/17), a decrease of 63 per cent.</p><p>There
has been a continued drive to reduce spend on first class rail travel across the group.
First class rail travel may be booked if there are no standard class facilities available,
and to accommodate staff with disabilities or other special needs requirements.</p>
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